History Music / BoaKorea

* SingerSongwriter: Not normally, but "Only One" was the first song she wrote and produced.

* Korean Discography:

Born Kwon Boa on November 20, 1986, she was raised in the Gyeonggi-do province of South Korea and initially had no interest in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. That all changed when she was scouted by Korean entertainment company SME at a talent search that she accompanied her brother to. SME saw what they were looking for in the then 11-year-old [=BoA=]; a young star who would allow Korea to break into the fickle and often closed-off entertainment industries in both Japan and in the United States. After two years of training she released her debut effort, titled ''ID; Peace B''. The album was a success and paved the way for her to pursue a career in the Japanese music industry. Two years after her Korean debut she released her debut Japanese album, ''Listen To My Heart''. The album was a success and [=BoA=] quickly became one of the premiere pop idols of Japan, being the first non-Japanese Asian singer to have two million-selling albums in Japan (''Valenti'' and her best-of album ''Best Of Soul''). She also went on to become one of only two artists in Japan to top the Oricon weekly album charts six consecutive times (the other artist being Music/AyumiHamasaki).

* LetsDuet: With Koda Kumi for "The Meaning Of Peace," "The Love Bug" with M-Flo, and "I Did It For Love" with Sean Garrett may be considered a duet. Also with 三浦大知 (Daichi Miura) on "Possibility",

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She appeared in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014. Anime fans might know about her from her closing song for ''Manga/InuYasha'' called "Every Heart."

* BareYourMidriff: She's got a pretty nice tummy although she doesn't show it off quite as much as she did in the beginning of her career.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Officially [=BoA=]'s name is stylized so that the "A" is capitalized due to the fact that 1) her Korean name is Kwon Bo A, Bo+A is [=BoA=] and 2) it's a backronym.
* SpiritualSuccessor:
** She is often called "The Korean [[Music/BritneySpears Britney]]" due to her catchy songs and killer dancing. She also sung a Britney Bside, "Look Who's Talking".
** Her backup dancers (both American and Asian) have called her "The Korean Music/JanetJackson" because of her dancing as well.

* UncannyValleyMakeup: Checkout the black and white checkerboard eye shadow she used for her ''Hurricane Venus'' album cover!

* AwesomeMcCoolname: '''Kwon [=BoA=]''', anyone?[[note]]And in case you were wondering: Yes, that ''is'' her real name.[[/note]]

* LighterAndSofter: Pretty much all of her ballads, with special shout-outs to "Mamoritai~White Wishes" and "Implode."

* NiceHat: She's rocking a pretty crazy chapeau on the cover of her ''Hurricane Venus'' album.

-->--'''[=BoA=]''', "Girls On Top"

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She appeared in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014.
Anime fans might know about her from her closing song for ''Manga/InuYasha'' called "Every Heart."

** She had issues with this when she began to promote her English debut...she quickly found out that [=BoA=] also stood for Bank of America...she was rather annoyed.

* ImagineSpot: The ending of the video for "Jazzclub" implies this, since she gets into a taxi at the beginning of the video and then is back in it at the end, suggesting nothing in the video really happened.

* IntercourseWithYou: Almost all of the songs from the English album imply or outright say this.

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She appeared in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well. Anime fans might know about her from her closing song for ''Manga/InuYasha'' called "Every Heart."

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Girls On Top" and all of the implications it brings with it.

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She appeared in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well. Anime fans might know about her from her coverings of ''Manga/InuYasha'' ending songs.

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She appeared in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well. Anime fans might know about her from her coverings of Manga/InuYasha ending songs.

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She appeared in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well. Anime fans might know her from her coverings of Manga/Inuyasha ending songs.